CVE-2003-0972
screen - integer overflow
EPSS 1.2%
Description
Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2003-0972
To remediate CVE-2003-0972, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/screen—upgrade to 4.0.2-0.1 or later
- Debian/screen—upgrade to 3.9.11-5woody1 or later
Is CVE-2003-0972 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.0.2-0.1
- from 0, < 3.9.11-5woody1